Doubt & Assurance

God's Mercy Going Before

Psalm 59:10

… There are marvelous preparations, I do not doubt, which are going on in human hearts for the more effectual work of Grace, for there are many who are …

A Mighty Plea

Psalm 27:9

… It is well to have a simple plea and one which we can understand, ourselves, for when we are in doubt we are like men in a mist …

Christ's Plea for Ignorant Sinners

Luke 23:34

… I shall never bear it! Oh, what joy there is in this blessed assurance! Your hope that you are pardoned lies in this—that Jesus died. Those dear …

Penitence, Pardon and Peace

Luke 7:37-38

… I have no doubt she would have done anything for any of His disciples, but at this time all her thoughts were with her Lord—and all her …

The Whole Gospel In A Single Verse

1 Timothy 1:15

… but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. He almost thought that if he had done all this willfully, he might not have been forgiven …

A Bold Challenge Justified

Romans 8:34

… This was the language of ignorance and unbelief. She had forgotten that the Lord had said that He would rise again the third day. Or else she had …

The Lower Courts

1 John 3:20

… I have always felt sure that I was all right." Then, my Friend, if you never had a doubt about yourself, allow me to doubt for you. Ah …

Opening Services

… He had been expressing a doubt to a friend near him, that he would not be able to get through the duties which devolved upon him satisfactorily, but …

The Blood

Exodus 12:13

… There is the blood-mark there, I am secure beyond a doubt; there is not the shadow of a risk of my perishing. I am, I must be …

God's Knowledge of Sin

Psalm 69:5

… I am not going to argue, but just to talk a little to set this Truth of God before you with greater assurance of certainty. God must know …

Stephen and Saul

Acts 7:58

… Sometimes we cannot understand how this could be, yet I do not doubt that many who have persecuted the saints of God, have done it ignorantly in unbelief …

Christ's Prayer and Plea

Psalm 16:1

… Volume 25—THE GLORY, UNITY AND TRIUMPH OF THE CHURCH.] What a glorious assurance that is! It amazes us to know that the Father has loved us even …

The Simplicity and Sublimity of Salvation

John 1:11-13

… They must take the consequences of their unbelief. But I can spare all day and all night for an anxious enquirer—for one who is blinded by the …

A Sermon and a Reminiscence

1 Peter 2:7

… sea before a furious wind of doubt. At first I reveled in that speedy sailing across a sea of fierce unbelief, but, ah, when I began to see …

Thanksgiving And Prayer

Psalm 65:11

… Much alone and you will have much assurance—little alone with God, your religion will be very shallow. You shall have many doubts and fears and but little …

The Chariots Of Amminadib

Solomon 6:12

… Paul's Cathedral how it felt, I have no doubt it would say that it always felt the same because it never had any feeling. Appeal to anything …

Inward Conflicts

Solomon 6:13

… O make this heart rejoice or ache! Decide this doubt for me; And, if it is not broken, break, And heal it, if it be." Thus, if time …

The Savior You Need

Hebrews 5:9

… If you can think this of Him and of His work, I marvel at your unbelief and tremble to think how fatally sin has blinded your eyes! Moreover …

Praise for the Gift of Gifts

2 Corinthians 9:15

… Never tolerate a doubt on this subject, I implore you. Get full assurance. "Lay hold on eternal life." Get a grip of it. Know Christ! Trust Christ wholly …

Over Against the Sepulcher

Matthew 27:61

… The soldier who served under the centurion had by a very conclusive test established the fact of His death beyond all doubt, for with a spear he pierced …

Choice Teaching for the Chosen

John 6:45

… Do not imagine for a moment that I am disappointed because you do not believe in Me, and do not suppose that your unbelief will at all frustrate …

The Waterer Watered

Proverbs 11:25

… Oh that devil of unbelief! Why if that demon were dead, the other devils we might very well contend with. Personal affliction, losses, crosses, burdens make us just …

Nathanael—Or, the Ready Believer and His Reward

John 1:50

… Take the happier and better side and believe your God without a doubt or a quibble. And go to Heaven following the Lamb wherever He goes, without doubt …

Private and Confidential

Psalm 25:14

… Still, they say it is so—and it is all right with the little ones, no doubt, if they die in infancy, for are they not buried in …

The Gracious Lips of Jesus

Psalm 45:2

… I do not doubt that His two Natures were united in such wonderful union that what the Man did, the God confirmed, and what the God willed, that …

Psalm 1

Psalm 1

… His conscience is seared, and he is a believer in all unbelief. Now, blessed is the man who sits not down in his SEAT. Adam Clarke. Verse 1 …

Christ’s First and Last Subject

Matthew 4:17

… can possibly go upward to the higher forms of faith and of full assurance? Jesus at the first begins with repentance,—that repentance may be the Alpha, the …

Strengthening Words from the Savior's Lips

2 Corinthians 12:9

… you," and it looked almost as if it were meant to ridicule my unbelief For surely the Grace of such a One as my Lord Jesus is, indeed …

A Warrant for Your Apprehension

Zephaniah 2:5

… It seemed to draw a sharp sword and thrust it into my heart! I bless the Bible for being severe with my unbelief! It was the wound of …

The Great Physician And His Patients

Matthew 9:12

… Our faith is mixed with unbelief. Our repentance is not so tender as it should be. Our communion is distant and interrupted. We cannot pray without sinning and …

Paul's Desire to Depart

Philippians 1:23

… You say to him, “Shall I sing to you”— “Begone unbelief, my Saviour is near?” “Oh! no” says he, “sing me no such a hymn as that; sing …

God's Unspeakable Gift

2 Corinthians 9:15

… re-examination of your title deeds—and your confidence would grow to full assurance. You would not only know that you had received God's unspeakable Gift, but …

Love's Crowning Deed

John 15:13

… Unbelief would be insane if it should venture to intrude itself at the foot of the Cross, though, alas, it has been there and has there proved its …

Faith Essential to Pleasing God

Hebrews 11:6

… When the creature dares to doubt his Creator, how can the Creator be pleased? When the Word which worked creation is not enough for a man to rest …

Harvest Joy

Isaiah 9:3

… Oh, wicked unbelief! Cruel unbelief! It robs God of glory; it robs us of comfort. It snatches the song out of our mouth and fills our soul with …

Patience, Comfort and Hope From the Scriptures

Romans 15:4

… How, then, can he be said to be trusting in the Lord? He has at 1east some unbelief still clinging to him, for, were he fully a Believer …

The Stronghold

Nahum 1:7

… You do not doubt that the Father is good. He chose you before the world was. He gave His Son for you. He "has begotten us, again, unto …

The Pilgrim's Longings

Hebrews 11:15-16

… Perhaps, you will say, 'Why does the Lord make them so plentiful? Could he not have kept us from temptation?' There is no doubt he could, but it …

The Best War Cry

Numbers 23:21

… Why? Because God is there and spiritual life, in vigorous exercise, does not fall a victim to disease! A gracious atmosphere does not agree with modern doubt. When …

An Unalterable Law

Hebrews 9:22

… matters of hope and surmise, but they are matters of faith, conviction and assurance! Count it not presumption for a man to believe God's Word! God's …